Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05

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Holley hall, Thursday evening, August A.
West Berkshire.
Mr. c., G. Chamberlain recently OF Fair
field, but at the time of his sad DEATH
head clerk in the large furniture store of
George Fish & Woodgrass, East Albany,
n. Y, on Monday, Goth inst. with some
young friends went into the Hudson river
lor bath. Young Chamberlain was the
first to get out of the boat into the water
and sunk at once and was drowned. The
! body was not secured until the next day.
! Fortunately a brother OF the deceased was
in the city, who took the remains and
came to East Franklin and laid them be-
side both father and mother who died
about four years AGO The deceased was
20 years of age
Waterbury.
Rev Charles Sheldon is taking four
weeks vacation. His congregation will at
tend the Methodist cburch.-Rev. Mr..
Evans of Mddlesex ex hanged with Rev.
, George Smith here Sunday. Fred Graves
If Washington Kansas, with his fasily,
have about finished their visit and will re
turn to Chicago by way of the axes. --
Sanford Eddy ON Waterbury river lost his
barns with horses by fire worth $1,000: in
sured for $l400.
Waterville.
1t is girl at Osmond Burnham S.
Merritt Potter died on Sunday afternoon
after long and painful ess.-Mrs.
Il w. $. Gillett of Stowe was visiting in
town the past week. Albert Wiley and
W. j. Taylor OF Boston are visiting friends
in town. Miss Nellie and Abbe Peters
and Mrs b. w. Beard of Upton, Mass, are
in town. "A. F. Holmes Of Stowe was in
town over Sunday. Charles Hulburd
and wife and Mrs. Byron Holmes OF Cam
bridge were the guests OF the Mountain
Spring house the past week Ed. Mann
lost two sheep by dogs the past week -
, Mrs. Buker has returned home after a four
: wceks't visit in Waterbury Miss frankie
! Holmes has gone to Stowe to live.
Enosburgh.
A few are through haying, but we no.
: tice on the larger farms there is good
deal to cut yet The crop is an unusually
: good one Rev. A McGeorge of Eliza
BEETHOVEN, n j., has been laboring with
the Baptist people at East Enosburgh for
, the past two weeks with good results, and
, we understand that they are to have a
settled pastor soon.....Dr. B. S. Nichols
and wife of Burlington were in town last
week, also Mr.. Charles Wheeler and fami-
! ly of Irasburgh. Stanley Sayles and
family have gone to Richmond to visit
fr lends. John Spooner has several
Suuillcl .hOulItdl.
Rev. e. l.. Guild gave very sound tenn
. perance address Sunday evening in
, Memorial church.
Hyde Park
Will p. Smile about the first of Septem-
2 Der starts for Il prospecting tour through
: the west and to visit relatives in Los
Y Angeles, Cal. ......A rumor has it there is
S to be wedding in high life in our midst,
: in the near future but this all we dare
The Sahhatb h school will n "a U
y their annual excursion next week Satur-
e day in going to Cambridge, and good
g time is expected by ALL, Mr.. snd Mrs
Charles Crane are taking their meals at
. b. II. Sherwn's during the warm weather
. .... Considerable sickness in town just
l. now ...... George Foss and Annie An
e drews were married Wednesday at Nor
: rsville and are enjoying their honey moon
l. in camp with friends in Milton.
>, Middlebury.
t Russell Post, G. A. r., had meeting
n Wednesday evening which was specially
e devoted to the consideration of pension
e matters. a vote endorsing the proposed
!. bill giving ex-soldiers Sl2 per month pen
l. sion when disabled for work and giving
u all widows of soldiers the "Tme amour,
II was passed unanimously ..... Henry +.
It Burns of San Antonio, Texas, one of the
If principal sheep raisers OF Texas, is securing
Addison county for sheep to take home
with him. ......Dr. William H. Sheldor
has gonepn vacation, to Albany ant
.- New York ..... Miss Julia Maynard OF
is Lexington, Mass, is here on a visit to
- her cousin, Miss Annie Abbey ,.i.
|, Penn Bissell. formerly of Middle
ID bury and now of Brandon, Iowa
is arrived here Thursday morning for visit
g to his mother. He will stop few days II
e Shoreham before his return. Mrs. r. A
o Dean, who has been for several weeks al
: her fathers home in Brandon, undergo
= ing treatment for a disease of the Eye
y has returned to town without ha\ 'ng re
5 ceived any apparent benefit trom the
II treatment ...Jesse Stearns, Esq, former
Y ly of Middlebury, now with the law firm
IS OF Clifford Il Hobbies of New York city, is
- spending his vacation here.
u Rev. Mr.. Speare preached his farewell
- sermon Sunday before his church in Mid
- dlebury.
- Northfleld.
n The annual fair of the Dog River Fail
It association will be held at Nothfied. on
II Frank Could trottmg park September ,
It 2S, and 29.-Mrs. Richard Andrews, sc
:. years old, slipped and fell Wednesday
l. breaking her hip and cutting severe gasl
If in her forehead, She is in critical condi-
F. tion.--Miss Della Kmball entertained
about % members of the y. W. G. r. L.
at her home Friday--Prof l.. f. Billinger,
II graduate of the Cornell university, who
n will teach civil engineering and architecture
r in Norwich university, has for several
Il years past been employed as civil engineer
: on New York raiload. Prank, son OF
. f. w. Wright who went to Texas last
{, spring is not expected to live--Rev. \.
+ II. Hitchcock has returned from Saratoga
d --Rev. \. II. Webb, with his family are
y visiting in Maine. Their will be no servic,
J. in the Methodist church till he returns --